Programming@programming.devbynamingthingsiseasy@programming.dev6 monthsWhy Is Python So Popular in 2025?blog.jetbrains.com 947277
feddylemmy@lemmy.world6 monthsInstagram’s back bone is written in python. I’d say that’s pretty scaled. 3
masterspace@lemmy.caEnglish6 monthsNo, it’s not. It was rewritten in Facebook’s version of PHP when they bought them. 050%1
feddylemmy@lemmy.world6 monthsHere’s a blog post from meta, they introduced immortal objects to python to help with their Instagram scaling. https://engineering.fb.com/2023/08/15/developer-tools/immortal-objects-for-python-instagram-meta/ 4
masterspace@lemmy.caEnglish6 monthsHuh, TIL, I didn’t realize they kept the gateway servers in Python. 1
Instagram’s back bone is written in python. I’d say that’s pretty scaled.
No, it’s not. It was rewritten in Facebook’s version of PHP when they bought them.
Here’s a blog post from meta, they introduced immortal objects to python to help with their Instagram scaling.
https://engineering.fb.com/2023/08/15/developer-tools/immortal-objects-for-python-instagram-meta/
Huh, TIL, I didn’t realize they kept the gateway servers in Python.